Improvement in coffin-plates



G. BRABRDOK.

Goflin-Plates.

Patentedpril 21,1874.

TED [RATES FFICE GEORGE BRABROOK, OF TAUNTON, MASSAGHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 REED & BARTON, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COFFIN-PLATES.

Specificabion fonning prut of Letters Patent N0. 149,982, tlated April 21, 1874; application filed Mmch 31, 1874.

T0 all whom z't may concern:

Be it known tlmt I, GEORGE BRABROOK, 0f Taunton, in the county of Bristol and Stute 0f Massaohusetts, luwe inventetl a 11ew zmd useful Improvemenb in Coffiu-Plates: ancl I do hereb y declzue that the following is a full, dem, and exact descriptiou 0f the szune, reference being had t0 tl1e accompanying drawing,ibrming a part 0f tl1is specification, in Wlll0ll- Figure l is a plm1 view. Fig. 2 is a traus verse section.

'lhe invention relates 150 a novel and useful construotion of coffin-places, wherebythey may be n0b only adapted t0 receive the usual superscription, but also so hold the bouquet, which is often placed upon t-heizop -0f coffins.

'lhe invention Will first be described, in 0011- nection with all that is necessary to zu full understanding thereof, 2md oben pointed out in tl1e claim.

A represents a coffin-plate, which is mzule usual] y 0f silver, and may be chamcterized by any shape, configumtion, 01 ornamentation 0f parts, 01 0f the whole. B is 2m mised 2md subjacently-coucaved attaclnnent, prefembly located about the 1niddle 0f the upper sicle a and perman6ntly attaehed 130 t-l1e coffin-plates, 01 made of oue 01 1110re pieces adjustzmble 130 euch other 2u1d t0 the eoflin-plate.

When the stem end 0f the flowers 01 bouquet has been properly adjusted and securecl in alle conezwity 0f attaehment B, tl1e flowers am preserved from disarmugernent and in their proper osition 011 the coffin.

Hzwing thus described my iuvention, what I claim is.

A coffin-plate provided with zu bouquetholder, zus m1d f0r the purpose specified.

GEORGE BRABROOK Vitnesses F. L. F1sn, THEO. P. HALL. 

